Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Martic Forge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martic Forge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Martic Forge

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Martic Forge:
  • 39.905379, -76.327460
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Martic Forge

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Martic Forge is near York County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Martic Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martic Forge ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Buck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Burnt Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Drytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drytown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Highville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
• Lockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lockport is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Rockhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Safe Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
• Slackwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
• Stone Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
• Truce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Truce is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Willow Street
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Street is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Street
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Street <1>

How Far From Martic Forge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Martic Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martic Forge and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Martic Forge to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'